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Re: Tomato Question

Doreen wrote:

>Experts were people who have grown tomatoes for years, farm them,
>are heirloom experts, etc.  Carolyn Male, NE, Jeff McCormack Mid-Atlantic,

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Many thanks! I appreciate the information.

>OP and Heirlooms adapt to the local climate within two or three
>growing seasons, are more disease resistant to local  plagues and generally
>have better taste.  To insure good tomato perfomance year after year, they
>all suggest
>that saving your own seed that adapts is the best defense.  Some
>hybrids do well, but then some years even they don't because of heat
>and/or cold at the wrong time.

I agree...I try to stick with as many OP and Heirlooms as possible. Have got
seed of about 40 varieties to start this season. Figure I'll find a couple
of new favorites out of the experiment!

Catharine/Atlanta, zone 7b
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